I love the Fair.
But I never go.
Most of the time it’s a heat thing…or a money thing…or a distance thing. Seriously, we live in the outermost suburb & it’s a haul to get anywhere in Indy.
Two years ago Erik & I made the trek, but we went to see Jeff Dunham (who was amazing), and left. We got no fair food, and didn’t do much wandering.
This year we hope to change that by going twice (at least). There are so many amazing things to see and do – and we won’t go broke if I can control my urge to buy deep fried everything and anything.
One of the main reasons I want to go this year is because it’s the year of the Cow. I used to have a slight obsession and still have a box of cow decorations in my garage (for real).
Okay, the box of cow stuff is real, but my reasons for wanting to go are not. Why I really want to go is to help feed hungry families.
There are days when money is tight here and we wonder how we are going to feed the family for a full week – but when we face ourselves in reality there is always food in the cabinets and the fridge. We are not in so deep that our kids don’t think they will have to wait for school to start to get a square meal.
But there are thousands of families that are that bad off. Children and families going hungry.
The Indiana Family of Farmers is working with Feeding Indiana’s Hungry (FIsH) to provide food to the hungry here in Indiana. For each person that finished the “Recipe Trail”, IFOF donates 1 pound of food to FIsH. Last year they managed to donate 2,000 pounds! This year, IFOF really increased its goal. They want to get 3,000 visitors to follow the simple recipe trail, pick up the cards and stop by the IFOF booth. You’ll not come out of it with nothing – you get a prize for finishing the trail and entered in both a daily giveaway and a grand prize of a Frigidaire® Chest Freezer.
It takes no time, and you can just sing in as you walk around the fair. Here’s an easy map for you to follow: Recipe Trail Map. All you have to do is make a stop at 8 points through the fair, and bring the recipe cards to the IFOF booth at the DuPont Pavilion.
To make it easier for you to help feed hungry families, you can win 2 tickets to the State Fair. Not just tickets to the fair, but a set of Dairy Coupons (2 milkshakes, 2 grilled cheese, & 2 kids meals). All thanks to Indiana Family of Farmers! Awesome, I know!
Entering is super easy (and for kicks I’ll give you multiple chance’s to win…but your first entry is super simple).
Easy entry:
Just leave a comment below telling me your favorite part of the fair. Is it the concerts? The animals? The FRIED stuff? Or maybe a demo-derby?
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Extra entries:
- Tweet about the contest (leave a comment w/ your twitter name)
- Facebook about the contest (leave a comment)
- Google+ the contest (leave a comment)
- Go to any of my friends blogs below and enter their contests (leave a comment for each one you enter)
That’s it! The contest will end at 11:59 PM on the 25th. The winner will have 24 hours to respond or I will pick another winner.
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Other State Fair Giveaways:
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Disclaimer: I am an IFOF Ambassador and therefore this is a sponsored post. I’ll get the same Fair tickets and Dairy coupons as the winner does. However, while I do blog for cheese, milkshakes and fair tickets – I don’t sell my opinions. All thoughts and opinions expressed in the post are my own.
I love to go and people watch 🙂
My family’s favorite part of the fair is to try out different foods, and see the new animals that have just been born!
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Thanks, for letting me know, Kelly. I’ll remove the link portion of the requirement. The spam filter is being a jerk, I guess 😀
i left a fb post about the contest but still unable to copy paste the message in this area…. kelly lewis-gray on fb
i entered “Indianapolis with kids” “evoked by light” and “gotchababy” contest
I haven’t been to the fair in a while but I love the rides!
I tweeted https://twitter.com/jencrutch/status/227554415874277376
I entered on GotchaBaby’s site.
I entered on Indianapolis With Kids.
I entered on Evoked by Light.
We always go straight to the tractors… With a now 5-year-old boy, he’s always loved tractors and looks forward to the Fair! The animals and kids areas are lots of fun, too.
Entered Indianapolis with Kids giveaway
Entered Evoked by Light giveaway
Entered on GotchaBaby giveaway
We like to take the grandkids to see the animals. Also, we sit and watch the horse competitions and try to guess the winners!
Entered the giveaway on Evoked by Light
Entered the giveaway on GotchaBaby
Entered the giveaway on Indianapolis with Kids
(Michael Herndon on FB)
Our favorite part of the Fair, besides eating…, is going into the barns to see the animals, going through all of the buildings to look at the demos and contest entries, and watching the harness racing. We also loved the rodeo, but I don’t think they are having that this year…
Entered the giveaway on GotchaBaby’s website
We entered the giveaway on Evoked by Light’s website.
My favorite part of the fair is going to the different food stands and seeing all the fried foods then seeing the different animals.